OVERSEAS MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 201, 26 August 1935, Page 4

OVERSEAS MARKETS.

DAIRY PRODUCE. THE BOARD'S REPORT. The New Zealand Dairy Board has received the following market report from ite London office, dated August 23:— New Zealand Butter. Last Last 23/8/35. week. year. Salted 94/- 95/* 94/- 95/ 7S/-Sl/ Unsalted 104/-100/ 104/-106/ 86/-90/ ♦Equals II.OSOd per lb f.o.b. Tons. Tons. Tons. Deliveries ... 1,300 1,048 1,414 In store 5,020 0,005 11,842 Australian salteil, 93/ to 94/ per cwt; [ unsalted, 100 /to 102/; deliveries, Australian, 1342 tons; in store, 4700 tons. Market firm. New Zealand retail price j unchanged, 1/. Danish, 88/ per cwt f.0.b., 109/ spot; Dutch unsalted, 81/ to 87/; Estonian unsalted, 88/ to 90/; Siberian salted, 85/ to 88/; Ukranian salted, 84/ to 87/; Polish salted, 82/ to 83/; Lithuanian salted and unsalted, 86/ to 87/. Market quiet. Danish retail price unchanged, 1/1. New Zealand Cheese. Last Last 23/8/35. week. year. White 49/ -50/* 4S/-49/ 49/-49/0 Coloured . . 48/0-49/0 47/-4S/ 40/-40/0 •Equals 5.33 d per lb f.o.b. Crates. Crates. Crates. Deliveries .. 20,602 26,894 22,560 In store ... 116,542 121,904 120,800 Australian white, 48/ per cwt; coloured, 47/. Market firm. New Zealand retail price unchanged, 6d. Canadian white, 52/ to 53/ per cwt; coloured, 52/ to 53/; c.i.f., 49/6; old season's white, 62/ to 64/; coloured, 64/ to 66/; deliveries, Canadian, 3422 boxes; in store, 45,779 boxes; English finest farmers, 82/ to 91/; English factory, 34/ to 40/. Market steady. The board's London office advises:— Imperial Economic Committee's estimated stocks all butters in store, 1,179,272 boxes (last year, 1,857,298 boxes). MEAT EXPORT TRADE. PRICES AT SMITHFIELD. The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board advises that the following are the approximate average prices realised for the week, based on actual transactions of wholesale quantities of the descriptions of meat mentioned, and are for representative parcels of the goods offering during the week, being for business done on the basis of delivered to Smithfield market, and/or ex London stores: — Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481b and under, 5d per lb; 48/501b, 4 7 /sd; 57/641b, sd; 65/721b, 4%' d; North Island, 48/561b, 4%d; 57/641b, 4 7 /sd; 65/721b, 4%d; ewes, 481b and under, 2%d; 48/641b, 2%d; 05/721b, 2V6d. I Lambs. —Canterbury, 361b and under, 7%d; 37/421b, 7%d; 43/501b, 7d; second quality, average about 311b, 6%d; other South Island, 361b and under, 7%d; 37/421b, 7%d; 43/sUlb, 7d; North Island Downs, 361b and under, 7V£d; 37/421b, 7%d; 43/501b, 7d; second quality, average about 301b, o%d; North Island, first quality, 361b and under, 7%d; 37/421b, second quality, average about 311b, | Argentine Lambs. —First quality, 361b and under, 5%d; 37/421b, 5%d. Frozen Beef.—New Zealand: Ox hinds, 145/2101b, 3%d-, ox fores, 145/210lb, 2>/4d. Australian: Ox hinds, 145/2101b, 3Vfed; ox crops, weights corresponding, 2%d. Chilled Beef. —New Zealand: Ox hinds, 145/2101b, 4%d; ox fores, 145/2101b, 194 d. Argentine: Ox hinds, 145/2101b, 5%d; ox fores, 145/2101b, 2%d. Uruguayan: Ox hinds, 145/2101b, 4%d; ox fores, 145/210lb, l%d. Brazilian: Ox hinds. 145/2101b, 4ttd. Australian: Ox hinds, 145/210lb, 4%d; ox crops, weights corresponding, l%d. Union of South Africa: Ox hinds, 145/2101b, 4«sd; ox fores, 145/2101b, l%d. Southern Rhodesia: Ox hinds, 145/2101b, 3%d; ox fores, 145/2101b, l%d. New Zealand Porker Pigs.—First quality, 60/801b, 6ttd; 81/1001b, 6d; 101/1201b, 5%d. Baconers: 121/1601b, 5%d. Lamb market: Remains firm for lightweights, with tendency shade easier for the heavy-weights. Consumption continues good, but heavier supplies of homekilled are now being marketed. Mutton: Wethers very firm. Prices have advanced owing to short spot stocks. Ewes —Lightweights, market steady and unchanged; other weights at slightly better prices. Beef: Quiet and steady, with trade slow owing to low prices of chilled beef. New Zealand porker pigs: Market firm at increased prices owing to more inquiry. Baconers: Nominal. Very few available.

PRICES OF METALS. TIN EASIER AGAIN. LONDON, August 24. Following were yesterday's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of August 22: — Aug. 23. Aug. 22. Per ton. Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Copper, stan., spot 33 0 71 33 4 41 Copper, stnn., 3 mos. 33 1.5 U 3.111101 Copper, electrolytic 30 10 0 36 10 0 v to to 37 10 0 37 5 0 Copper, elcc, wire _ bars 37 10 0 37 5 0 Lead, soft, spot .. 16 0 0 16 2 0 Lead, soft, forward 18 0 0 16 8 9 Spelter, spot 15 0 0 15 1 3 Spelter, forward . 10 5 0 15 7 0 Tin, stan., spot . . 220 5 0 221 0 O Tin, stan., 3 mos. 212 12 0 214 12 0 Quotations for other metals, with prices on August 10 in parentheses, are:—Pig iron: Home trade, £3 7/6 (£3 7/6); export, £3 2/6 (£3 2/6). Antimony: British, £74 10/ (£74 10/); foreign, £44 7/6 (£45 10/) Molvbdenite, £1 14/6 (£1 14/6) a unit. Wolfram, £1 13/ (£1 33/) a unit. THE PRICE OF SILVER. LONDON, August 24. Silver is quoted at 29% d per ounce for spot and forward delivery.